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A child skating on a frozen lake finds the corpse of a white man under the ice. Liu Hulan is assigned to head the investigation into the murder - the victim was the son of the American Ambassador. Meanwhile, District Attorney David Stark finds the body of the child of one of China's top officials.

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Trade relations between the U.S. and China might be tense right now, but when it comes to solving a double murder, things have never been better. In Lisa See's transpacific thriller, The Flower Net, Liu Hulan, an inspector for the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing teams up with her American counterpart and former lover, David Stark, to get to the bottom of two unusual deaths. The American ambassador's son has been found frozen in a lake just outside the Forbidden City; meanwhile, the corpse of a prominent Chinese businessman's son is found floating in a boat off the California coast. It's up to Hulan and David to unravel the tangled skein of circumstance that connects the two murders. Though David Stark may come off a tad stereotypical, Liu Hulan is a fascinating character--a woman who embodies both East and West and who has learned to keep her thoughts to herself as she navigates the treacherous waters of Chinese politics. And See's evocation of Beijing, right down to its old neighbourhoods and the smell in the air, is an added delight, making The Flower Net an exotic distraction for a wintry afternoon.
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"This debut thriller is a standout....Complex and exciting....Cleverly confounds readers' expectations". -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Moving smoothly from "On Gold Mountain, the priased memoir of her Chinese-American family, See appleis her knowledge of Chinese customs and traditions to a complex and exciting novel...The fascinating picture of China's political heritage and complex social culture makes this debut thriller a standout."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)
""Flower Net proclaims See's considerable talents as novelist, skillfully blending suspenseful storytelling, romantic intrigue, and stirring plot twists...[She] vividly render[s] the turmoil of China's recent history and the paradoxes of contemporary life there. This formidable portrayal of China's culture and the country's harsh system of justice constitutes a striking backdrop for See's compelling tale."-- "Booklist
""Flower Net is a lively, exciting page-turner, full of creative twists and unexpected turns. It leads the reader into a mysterious Chinese alchemy that is strange and fresh and highly entertaining."-- Sheryl WuDunn, author of "China Wakes

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  • PublisherArrow Books Ltd
  • Publication date1998
  • ISBN 10 0099785412
  • ISBN 13 9780099785415
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages352
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